grammar

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because he was sick.Tom couldn’t go to school
because of being sick.= Tom couldn’t go to school

+ a clause
becauseTom couldn’t go to school
Tom couldn’t go to school
he was sick.
because of being sick.
S
Because
Noun phrase
+ a noun (phrase)Because of
V C / O

Unit 7
Practice 3 :

Examples
1. Tom couldn’t go to school because he was sick.
3. We can’t go out the weather is cold.
6. World War II, many women took over
businesses for their absent husbands.
5. the invention of labor-saving devices for
the home, women have more leisure time and
freedom.
because
Because of
Because of

Notes :
1. Because + a clause = Because of + a noun (phrase)
Conjunction
Because
4. Mary couldn’t go to school her sickness.
because of
2. Peter drove fast, he caused an accident.
Preposition

Because ↔ Because of
2. Because
= Because of driving fast, Peter caused an accident.
Notes :
2. The two subjects are the same.
same
- Because + S + V + O, S +V + O.
= Because of + V-ing + O, S +V + O.
Peter drove fast, he caused an accident.
Gerund

Because ↔ Because of
3. We can’t go out because the weather is cold.
Noun be adj.
= We can’t go out because of weather cold
Notes :
2. The two subjects are the same.
- Because + S + V + O, S +V + O.
= Because of + V-ing + O, S +V + O.
the
3. Because + X + N + be + adj.

= Because of + X + adj. + N.
the / my / this / …
Gerund